Yes, it’s Weekly Wonder Woman – keeping you up to date on pretty much anything involving DC Comics’ premier superheroine, including where she’s in panto this year

Oscar season is rolling around, which is why we’re suddenly getting some good films in the cinema again. To remind Oscar voters of a certain summer blockbuster, Warner Bros has set up a Wonder WomanOscars page. In with a chance? Well, you never know (particularly on some of the technical awards).

Meanwhile, the Justice League is apparently doing panto in Clacton on Sea this year, judging by this new poster. I wonder if Barry from EastEnders will be in it, too?

No Superman, you notice. NO ONE IS BEING FOOLED WARNER BROS.

However, all the focus is on the release of Professor Marston and the WonderWomen.

Comics news

We’re coming up to a momentous numbering moment: the 700th issue of Wonder Woman. Although we’re not doing a #600 and reverting to the serial numbering system, we are at least getting a celebratory cover from Tony Daniel:

Merchandise news

Fancy some temporary tattoos? Then you might want to hold off until Justice League comes out on November 18:

Comic reviews

After the jump, let’s talk about this week’s Diana-featuring comics: Justice League #31, Trinity #14 and Wonder Woman/Conan #2.

Justice League #31

Plot

What does Diana do?

Of course, there’s a reconciliation after all the happy thoughts save the day. And before all the kids go back to the future. Which might not exist any more.

Extra notes

And with that, the story’s over and so is Bryan Hitch’s run. In the end, it turns out that Hunter’s father was neither Superman nor Steve but actually the Darkness, once it possessed Diana. Diana didn’t give up Hunter because he was a boy, but because he was full of the Darkness and so was she, and she hoped that the ever-loving Superman might love it out of his adopted son. He didn’t. Oops.

All in all, a reasonably thoughtful, if inconsequential way for it all to end. Hitch will be missed on Justice League, since as well as innovations such as giving Diana Zeus’ bolt of lightning and generally putting her front and centre of the narrative, he did at least have big ideas and could write both smartly and punchily. He might have got a little bit too complicated for his own good at times with the plotting, but at least it was still easy enough to follow and he avoided over-writing. I hope he gets to have a go at Wonder Woman some time.

Rating: 6/7 (Artwork: 6/7)

Trinity #14

Plot

What does Diana do?

Fight everyone who’s possessed. Protect Gotham.

Extra notes

Generally, just a lot of tag team wrestling for the Trinity, with most of the interesting action going on with Zatanna, John Constantine and Circe. Speaking of which, we get a new origin story for her, one in which she gives her soul away to a Hell dimension in exchange for eternal life. Oops.

Wonder Woman/Conan #2

Plot

Diana and Conan alternate between chatting about their childhoods (together?) and fighting in the arena. They end up on a ship. They escape… into the sea. Oops.

What does Diana do?

Fall down a hole (as a kid). Lose a fight (as an adult). Lead a mutiny (as a slave). She also starts to remember her real name and at least one of her goddesses, since those nasty crow witches decide to partially unblock her memory.

Extra notes

Gail Simone’s creating quite a fun crossover here. I can’t imagine there are too many people who are fans of both Conan and Diana, so references from one canon will probably fly over the heads of one group and vice versa: there’s a reference to Red Sonja, for example, and interestingly, Simone uses a version of Greek myth and Brian Azzarello’s Amazon narrative to suggest that the Amazons of this universe get rid of their sons somehow after a bit of extra-tribal loving. She even continues to up the sexual tension between Diana and Conan.

I still don’t know if it’s an Elseworld, but I’m going to keep reading, since there’s a depth and a charm to it you don’t get in many comics these days.

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